Description
Usability Specialist (Contract)
My client based in Dublin City Centre is looking for a Usability specialise for a 6 month contract with a strong possibility of extensions. The Usability specialist is primarily responsible for designing and conducting user-centered design research and usability testing for web based products
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct rapid iterative usability testing of wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
- Translate findings into design recommendations to quickly improve product designs early in the design cycle.
- Perform validation usability testing to determine whether features and products have met business and usability objectives.
- Perform qualitative and/or quantitative analyses.
- Translate findings into actionable, prioritized recommendations.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in methodologies for uncovering user needs and product opportunities. A background in ethnography and cognitive science methods is helpful.
- Bachelors degree in a related area such as psychology, human factors, design or HCI; a Masters or PhD in is a strong advantage.
- 3+ years of experience in user research, user interface design, information architecture, usability testing, human factors, or other related disciplines within a consultative or corporate environment.
- An understanding of the need to solve both business and user problems.
- Positive attitude, with strong emphasis on being a team player.
- Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.
Qualifications: Knowledge of the software development life cycle